The Irish standard., 1887-01-01
CATHOLIC NEWS.
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Catholic Notes.
The Catholics Of Hebron, Neb., have
parochial school.
The Pope's poetical works have been
translated into German by a Bavarian
named Behringer.
X The devotion of the Forty Hours be-
gan in St. Mary's Church, Everett,
Mass. on Sunday, Dec. 26.
.'Good-bye" is the contraction of "God
be with YOU" When you say Good
bye" you always say "God be with
you.'
A Christmas play was given In the
College Hall, Boston, on Thursday even
ing, December 30, by the pupils OF Bos-
ton College.
On December 16, the Rt. Rev. Joseph
P. Machebouf, Vicar-Apostolic OF Colo
RADIO. celebrated the 50th anniversary OF
his priesthood.
A new school for German and Eng
lish speaking children will shortly be
erected in St. John, Mich, by the
Catholic parish.
St. Johns Day will be appropriately
observed in St. John Church, Chicago,
Jan. g. The Most Rev. Archbishop will
ooo;ot or tho sarvicos
Agnes Repplier, a popular and gifted
Catholic writer, contributes to the cur
rent Atlantic charming paper on
tsWhat Children Read"
"The American Catholic Historical
Researches heretofore published and
edited by the Rev. A. A. Lambing, has
been transferred to Mr.. Martin [. J.
Griffin, who will hereafter edit this val
liable publication.
BY the white vestments of her priests
during Christmastide, the Church ex-
presses the sadness to which the
angels invited the world, the beauty OF
the divine Child, and the spotless pu-
rity of His Mother.
The Dominican Sisters will have
charge of the parochial schools Of St.
Thomes' parish, in Hyde Park after the
beginning of the new year. This order
will soon begin the establishment OF
convent in Hyde Park.
At the st. Mercy convent, in st.
Louis, Mo-, few days since, Sister
Mary Juliana Gomez, and Sister Mary
Vincent Carter, daughter of VIM. B.
Carter, of Litch6eld, ILL.,, received the
black veil and made their VOWS.
The Polish Catholics of San Francisco
recently had special religious celebra-
ton at st. Bridget's Church. Requiem
Mass was celebrated by Rev. DR..
Schultz, for the repose of the souls of
the Polish patriots who fell in the war
for independence in 1830-31.
Archbishop Corrigan recently refused
Catholic religious honors to the body OF
man. prominent lawyer, who had
been member of the board Of mana
gers of the House of Refuge in which
the claims of Catholics to religious lib
erty would not even be considered.
King Humbert, of Italy, has given
1OO, 900 francs for the bronze doors OF
the Cathedral of Florence, as a testi-
monial of gratitude for the manifesto
ions of devotion of which he and his
wife, Queen Margaurite, were the OBJ
iects during their recent visit to Flor
ence.
The Congregation of Sacred Rites will
deliberate upon the question whether
Sir Thomas More, and the Roman
Catholics, executed in the reign of
Henry VIII. and Queen Elizabeth,
should be beatified and veneratel as
martyrs by the Church. The docu-
ments in favor of the beatifcation fill
TWO large volumes.
The Catholic press of England has
made known that Father Kenelm
Vaughan, one of the five priest BROTH
ers of Bishop Vaughan, Of Stafford,
England, is about to found a new order
whose object will be to promote
throughout the whole world a public
manifestation Of penance, as amends
for the terrible apostacies Of nations
and persons.
Pope Leo. XIII. has conferred the
dignity of Monsignor on the Rev.
Bernard j. McManus. rector of st.
Johns Church, Baltimore, Md, and
Cardinal Gibbons has received a no
tiication by cable from the Vatican of
the appointment. Father ,McManus
is one of the ablest and most
prominent priests in Baltimore. He is
an Irishman by birth, but he came to
this country when he was boy.
An interesting anecdote is related of
Mrs. Bronson, of New York, the widow
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